Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2016 Brazos

4B9B4DM24GG054182 · Trailer · TRAILER
Carriers run under3
18 mo
Inspections6
all-time
OOS inspections6
of 6
First seenOct 16, 2024
TX
Last seenApr 16, 2026
TX
Inspected under 3 different carriers in 18 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
4B9B4DM24GG054182
Make
Brazos
Model
Brazos
Model year
2016
Body class
Trailer
Vehicle type
TRAILER
GVWR
Not decoded
Decoded at
Jun 28, 2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
Decode evidence & sources

Deterministic structure

These fields come directly from VIN positions and the published checksum calculation, with zero store IO.

World manufacturer identifier
4B9

Deterministic · VIN positions 1–3.

Vehicle descriptor section
B4DM2

Deterministic · VIN positions 4–8.

Check digit
4 · valid

Deterministic · position 9; calculated value 4.

Model year candidates
1986 or 2016

Position 10 repeats every 30 years; both candidates are retained and neither is silently selected.

North American serial sequence
054182

Deterministic · positions 12–17 for a North American WMI.

Sourced platform inference

The prefix store publishes only at support ≥ 3 and purity ≥ 90%. Prefix confidence is shown beside every established platform claim.

Make
BRAZOS

Prefix basis · 39 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model
Brazos

Prefix basis · 39 decoded VINs at 100.0% prefix purity.

Model line
Not established

No sourced model-line label is established.

No source established for this field.

Generation
Not established

No sourced generation label is established.

No source established for this field.

Cab type
Not established

No sourced cab label is established.

No source established for this field.

Federal observation (NHTSA vPIC)

What the federal corpus observed directly for this exact VIN — independent of, and sometimes more specific than, the prefix-level inference above.

Observed model year
2016

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed make
BRAZOS

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed model
Brazos

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed body class
Trailer

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Observed vehicle type
TRAILER

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

GVWR
Not established

Observed directly for this VIN via NHTSA vPIC.

Not established

  • model line
  • generation
  • cab type

These are withheld claims, not negative findings.

02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · Oct 16, 2024 – Apr 16, 2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
Apr 16, 2026TXII · Walk-around18OOSPATINO TRANSPORT LLC 3488387229B321/TX
Sep 17, 2025TXII · Walk-around20OOSG GARZA TRANSPORT LLC 4128214229B321/TX
Aug 15, 2025TXIII · Driver-only10OOSPATINO TRANSPORT LLC 3488387166C668/TX
Apr 28, 2025TXII · Walk-around21OOSPATINO TRANSPORT LLC 3488387166C668/TX
Apr 24, 2025TXII · Walk-around20OOSDGS TRANSPORT LLC 4137369229B321/TX
Oct 16, 2024TXII · Walk-around15OOSPATINO TRANSPORT LLC 3488387130B235/TX
03

Carriers this unit has run under

3 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
PATINO TRANSPORT LLC3488387Oct 16, 2024Apr 16, 20264TX
G GARZA TRANSPORT LLC4128214Sep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251TX
DGS TRANSPORT LLC4137369Apr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251TX
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
229B321TXPATINO TRANSPORT LLCApr 16, 2026Apr 16, 20261
229B321TXG GARZA TRANSPORT LLCSep 17, 2025Sep 17, 20251
166C668TXPATINO TRANSPORT LLCApr 28, 2025Aug 15, 20252
229B321TXDGS TRANSPORT LLCApr 24, 2025Apr 24, 20251
130B235TXPATINO TRANSPORT LLCOct 16, 2024Oct 16, 20241
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded Jun 28, 2026